The Eaton's

The Best Experience ever!

2011-11-29T08:55:00.000-08:00

He is Eight! When and How did that happen?! He was the first to make me a mom and with that came so much growing together. He has made me want to be a better person. He is the best kid ever and I really don't know why I was so lucky to be chosen to be his Mommy. I am so humble by the spirit that he has. I hope that I can give him all the knowledge he needs to reach his potential.

Seth's Buddy Jack Mcinelley. Jack thinks that Seth is the Best Guy ever and Seth loves how much he looks up to him.

Seth's Primary Teacher

I was so overwhelmed with the love and support by all those who were able to come support Seth. (in person and spirit we know all the Eaton's would have love to be here). It made Seth really feel how very special the day was. This was another experience that has testified to me that we are supposed to be here in Provo and I am so glad that we have met all these wonderful Families they have change my life forever!

Brooke and Chris Fransworth, Lisa and Scott Cole Emma Mike Mcinelly, Mandy and Mike Kralsven, Jen and Dominic Anderson
I am so glad that Seth made the choice to be baptized and I am so grateful for the spirit that was there on this special day. I know that we will never forget it.

Dear Seth,
You are so very special to me and Dad. We are so glad that we get to be your parents and are grateful for the person you are. You try so hard to Chose the Right and to always think of others. I hope that you will always try to be this way. You are so very smart and live close to the spirit. Your just plan Awesome! We love you!

~Love,
Mom and Dad

Birthday Time!

2011-10-16T21:26:00.000-07:00

Birthday Time around here really makes me tired. I love to make my kids feel special and can't believe that another year has come and gone.

For Sydney's Birthday We had Rainbow party
We had a Pin the Pot Of Gold On the Rainbow Game and a Scavenger hunt than ended with everyone getting a pot of Gold (Baby Food Jar painted gold). We also painted all the girls nails in a rainbow.

Sydney Marie Eaton

Favorite Colors: All the colors of the Rainbow except Black and Brown.
Favorite Subject: Art this girl loves to draw and color!
Best Friend: Elle, Iris, and Emma Mom have lots of Friends.
Favorite thing to do: Draw and color
Favorite toy: Layla Stuffed Giraffe and always has a purse with paper and crayons to color;)

For Seth's Birthday We took a few friends to Fat Cats for bowling and Pizza.

Seth Anthony Eaton

Turned 8 this year and is getting Baptized on November 5th!!
Favorite Color: Orange and BYU Blue
Favorite Subject: Math
Best Friends: Daniel, Joe, Elli
Favorite thing to do: Play Xbox with Dad and Ride my Bike
Favorite Toy: DS

Daddy went to TN So we celebrated twice. Opening and early birthday gift with Nana Wheeler.

Chloe Virgina Eaton

Favorite Color: Purple and pink
Favorite thing to do: Read Books and play with Sydney
Best Friends: Sydney
Favorite toy: Baby Doll and her new panda (Sydney gave it to her for her birthday and she loves it to pieces;)

Where has the time gone?

2011-09-22T12:34:00.000-07:00

When did it get to be September?

I feel like we have hit the rode running since we have been back in Provo. All the kids are in soccer and have school. Seth and Sydney love there teachers this year and are having a great time in school. Seth was sick last week and said that missing school was so disappointing! Chloe is doing a Co-op Preschool with some friends from the ward and she Loves it especially when it isn't Mom's turn to teach. I can't beileve how grown up all my kids are getting Sydney just had her bday and Seth is almost 8. I am feeling old or older at least.

Seth's First Day of 2nd Grade. Teacher: Ms. Sanders

Sydney's First Day of Kindergarten. Her teacher is Mrs. Porter and he new friend is Emma:)

Sydney at soccer

Chloe At MBSA soccer

She is so dang cute! She loves that she gets to play soccer like Syd and Seth.

Group of Fellow MBA's Hiking the Y (not sure what I was doing my smile is a little crazy)

Getting Closer to the Top

Hiking the Y We did it! They kids loved it and they all did really good. Seth practically ran up it!

I love how you can see the Provo temple.

My friend Jen

The Torman's were in Utah, Yay!
Kenlee and SydSeth and Skyler

My friend Kacey oh, how I wish you lived closer!!

Birthday's my Friend Kat
I feel like Emma and I need to go blond:)
Mike and I at the football game. It was a sad loss but a fun night and a beautiful sun set! We had great seats too.

The Girls were all in Pink one Sunday so I had to get a picture. The other day while sorting laundry I had to chuckle because I sorted it into the following piles: Whites, Darks and PINKS! I love my Girls.

Clarie Dixie 7 months. I can never get her to smile for the camera but she is actually a very happy Baby! She is getting so big to fast I wish I really could slow time down so I can enjoy her more.
Sydney turned 6! She is such a beautiful girl inside and out! I love her sweetness and how hard she tries to do the right thing.

We have been very blessed and Mike's hard work has paid off and he has gotten a few offers to work next year: Honeywell, General Mills and Kellogg. Now we just need to decide which company to go to. We feel so fortunate and blessed with so many great opportunities!

I have a feeling life is only going to get busier, that is a little scary! I hope that I can keep up with it;)

Trip to TN

2011-07-15T07:59:00.000-07:00

Dear Seth and Sydney,

Oh, How I have missed you two while you have been away! I am so glad that you got to go have fun in TN but it just wasn't the same here without you. Mommy never realized what great helpers you are. It amazes me how much your little sisters missed you and needed you. I love that Chloe has prayed for you every night while you have been away and that she will say that Sydney is her Best Friend. I hope you will always be close. Seth you are such a great big brother your sisters are so lucky to have you there to watch out for them. Claire has been so sad in the car without you helping her out. So glad we get you back today!

All my love,
Mom

A new experience

2011-07-10T14:23:00.001-07:00

If you know Mike at all you know that he is a country boy. I have been trying to "civilize" him and trust me it hasn't been easy. A few examples of this is he hates traffic any traffic and he calls three cars in front of him traffic; just kidding on that last part. He also hates crowds. So when we were planning on going to New York City you can say we were both a little nervous;) Mike didn't want me to bring in my nice camera having our hands full with the kids. So he picked me up a camera at Costco. It was disappointing that it didn't always work right but as I looked through them again there are more pictures than I originally thought.
Here is our day in the city.

We were told to take the Staten Island Ferry over because it goes right by the Statue of Liberty and it's free (nothing is free in the city)

We had a little lesson on the Statute of Liberty and Ellis Island before we went.

They loved the boat ride and talked about how it reminded them of the house boat at Lake Powell

Once we got into the City our plan was to go to the National History Museum. Now the tricky part was how to get there. We asked a security guard if you need a car seat for infants in a Taxi and she had No idea. We figured it probably didn't matter. It was after all NY. So mike hailed a taxi and we rode it over to the museum.

The kids were really cute in the Cab

We made it ;) The cab ride was full of excitement and they don't slow down even with children in the car!

Here is where some of the pictures aren't the best.

Claire did fantastic, she still surprises me on what and great baby she is.

We found this adorable statue that looked a lot like someone we knew

Seth loved all the FossilsSeth had a great time but the girls didn't love it has much. They were cold, it was a little chilly and I didn't think to being jackets. So we decided to go and get some lunch and head over to Times Square. We decided to take the Subway :)

At Toy-r-us

We made it back home safe and sound and pretty proud of ourselves for surviving a day in the city.

Sooo.....

2011-07-07T07:01:00.000-07:00

I am not sure why it has been so hard to blog this summer I have had a lot of down time. We have been able to have a lot of fun on the weekends and overall our experience in New Jersey has been great! Which has been a surprise to me I really didn't think I would like it here but I really do. The town we live in is so cute and has the most adorable main street ever(i need to take pictures it is such a sweet little town.) I love all the homes around the area and how different and unique they all are. I really hate how in the west all the homes look a like. We like to drive the neighborhoods and pick out our favorite houses. It is so pretty here. I can definitely tell why it is called the Garden state. There are trees everywhere which means that we get to see a lot of wildlife. We have seen tons of deer and the kids were really excited when we saw a Mama deer with her two babies. And this was right by target!

Here is a funny story:
While driving home Sydney said "Look, I saw three deer with horns! (This was in the middle of town so I really didn't beileve her.)
But a little ways up the road we saw the Mama deer and her babies so I pulled over. Then Like 6 more deer came up it was crazy!
When I started driving again Syd said, "This is where I saw the horn deer." Sure enough there were 4 deer with antlers and they were already big. Seth was sooo excited he kept saying that he wanted to see a Buck and we saw 4 it was great.
All the way home they kept saying this has been the best day! Then they would say if only Daddy saw them too.
We also see turkeys and ground hogs. The kids always like to play the animal game in the car to see who spots the first animal. But Sydney will always say that Cats and Dogs and birds don't count.

Some other things we have been able to do(Picture post will come, hopefully)
The other nice thing about being here for the summer is we are so close to some many great places so we have tried to take advantage of this.

Places we have been this summer:
NYC of course we had to go into the city. We live close to a train that is only a 45 minute ride into the city.
Washington DC it is only a 4 1/2 hour drive away and this is such a fun city to visit. All the museums are free which is AWESOME!!
The beach. Jersey Shore, is really gorgeous and only an hour away. I am sure there are lots of beaches to choose from the one we went to was PT. Pleasant and it was a great family beach we loved it.
We hope to go up to the Hill Cumorah and see the sacred grove and the Smith farm.

It has been a great summer and it is hard to believe that I will be back in Provo in just a few weeks. We decided to fly me and the little girls back. So we will get in on August 5th and mike will start the drive back with Seth and Sydney.
Here are some pics from our short stop in TN:

Seth hanging out on the porch

Grandpa John We are very glad that he is doing lots better.

The girls at Grandpa John's house

LOVE this picture of these two cousins

We went out to Papaw house and he gave the girls the Roses and we picked up the turtle on the way home.

Chloe loved Mothering jack although I think he weighs more than she does;)

Favorite Picture of Chloe Bug

We stop for lunch in Nashville with Charity and Sandra

Until next time...

A much needed update

2011-06-20T12:28:00.000-07:00

We have made it half way through our internship with Honeywell in New Jersey!! It is hard to believe that we left Provo in April. Starting off at the beginning. We headed out on the road and our first stop was to visit some friends in Wyoming, the Frongers.

It was a last minute call and we were so glad that they were able to meet us for some dinner and some overdue catching up. We only made it on the road for a few more hours before we hit the Hotel around 10 to call it a night.

The kids actually slept well. It was sooooo Cold in Wyoming windy and freezing so we were hoping that we would drive far enough to get to some warmer weather. It was our first full day in the car and we were hopeful that the kids would be good.
Brrrrrrrrrr

We stop to Stretch our legs and have lunch and what better place than Cabela's!

The Cabela's just happened to be in Sidney Nebraska, She thought that was really neat!

Our second night in a hotel was still fairly good Claire had a little bit of a hard time falling asleep but we all go some much needed rest. The kids had all done really well up to this point and I was wondering when it was going to end.

I didn't have to wait very long the next day Chloe threw up right after we got in the car. Gratefully it wasn't a bug just a little car sickness. It was our last day in the car and I knew it was going to be the hardest day yet.

St. Louis Temple

We made it! Well, at least to Tennessee to play with some family before we headed up to New Jersey.

To be Continued....

There is Beauty All Around

2011-06-07T05:43:00.001-07:00

I Heart Disneyland!

2011-05-10T12:50:00.000-07:00

Before we headed on our adventure for the summer we went to good old California for Seth's spring break in April. We got some quality time in with some of a favorite people including some Disney friends.

I love this picture of Papa and Chloe! She sure loves her Papa!

I didn't realize but Pluto was playing peek-a-boo behind me while I was taking this picture. I love Morgan's face!!

It was so fun trying to capture Chloe. She was loving all there was to see!

California Adventure

I can't believe I only got this one picture of Claire. She was such a good baby.

We stayed for the Magical world of Color show. It was awesome! My kids will still break out in the song. It was a great trip beside the fact that I was so sick! I felt awful the first day we were at disneyland and I even ended up losing my voice that hasn't happened in ages.

Spring has Sprung

2011-04-26T08:14:00.001-07:00

Claire Dixie Eaton was blessed while we were in California. It was beautiful day. She is still the sweetest little girl ever and sleeps a blessed 8 hours a night!!

more pics to come

The Girls on Easter

We are leaving today to head East we are going to TN to see all the Eaton's then on to New Jersey Wish Us luck! Lots of driving!!

One year Down

2011-04-18T08:09:00.000-07:00

I really Can't believe the first year of the MBA program is over. It went by so quickly. I am so grateful for this time in our life we have grown in some many ways has a family and I am so grateful for all the wonderful friends we have made the end of next year will sure be bitter sweet.

Warning picture overload: A look back on the year

Love having Park Days

Wendy Pippin, Brook Farnsworth, Brittany Crane, Mandy Karlsven, Emma McInelly
April Birthdays

Wendy, me, Lisanne Steele
Think Pink Shower for Brooke

Heber, Utah, Cole's, Eaton's, Anderson's, McInelly's

Mike,Mike McInelly,Scott Cole, Dominic Anderson, Mike Karlsven

Dominic, Tyson, Ben, Mike M ,Mike E , Mike C, Scott

The sweet Ladies are the ones who planed this night for me they are amazing friends!

Baby Dinner to celebrate Baby Claire. I am amazed by all of the great women.
Brooke Fransworth, Lisa Cole, Jenn Anderson, Brittany Crane, Carrie Christensen, Mandy Karlsven, Sarah Moss, Emma McInelly, Me

Gretta and Eliza Fors lived next door. They are 2nd years and leaving us and will be missed! Sydney Loves going to play with them. Here they are going to a Fairy Tea Party at the library I just had Claire and they were happy to take her with them.

Super Bowl Party!The Hosts Brad and Sarah Moss's (William)Luke, Chloe, and Sydney

Seth Eating some Ribs, YUM!

I was feeling very pregnant!

Getting ready to go Trick-or treating!
Iris, Sydney and Rylee; these girls are such great friends Sydney will miss them this summer.
Ugly Sweater Christmas Party
Chris and Brooke Farnsworth

Mike and Mandy Karlsven

Such a fun night!

Family Bowling night

Iris and Sydney became fast friends

Life with Four

2011-03-19T19:54:00.000-07:00

Surprisingly, life with four is going very well. We are busy and I forget how long it can get out of the door when you need to change a diaper before you leave. But i am please to say that I am completely sane and this is surprise to me. (I was expecting the worst.) I am very grateful for all the help I have had from awesome friends to get settled. And it was so nice to have Mom Eaton out for a week to spoil the little ones and get in some bonding time with Claire. we are blessed and I am so grateful for my little family.
These pictures were taken on last Sunday and the outfits we not planned I didn't even realize we were coordinated until I saw the pictures.

My Girls

This is the first family photo we have gotten and I think it turned out really good.

Thanks Mamaw for coming to see us, We love you!

Best baby Ever!

2011-03-07T11:52:00.001-08:00

Claire has been the best new born ever! She is sleeping through the night! 10 to 5 eats and change and back to sleep. It is so awesome!! It is great to be able to enjoy her instead of feeling so exhausted all the time.

3 weeks already

2011-03-07T11:23:00.001-08:00

I guess I should start at the beginning. I was supposed to be induced on the 12th of February but when I called in to the hospital the night before I wasn't even on the list. My doctor had gone out of town and didn't let me know. I was devastated! I was so ready and felt very frustrated that I wasn't told about the change. I was on the Schedule for Monday the 14th, Valentines Day. My Mom was already in town and Michael had mid terms the next week this is why were wanting to have her on the weekend. Come Monday we went to the hospital around 7 and got ready to have Baby. They started me on Pitocin and we waited for the doctor to come in. The pit was making my contractions harder so I asked for a epidural. I was a little nervous because with Chloe I passed out because the had a hard time getting it in. They had be lay down this time so wouldn't but he still had a hard time. I guess I have a curve in my back he had to try Four times before he got it. Finally, the doctor came and broke my water and I went from a 3 to 10 in 40 minutes. It was so fast the the epidural wasn't keeping up. Gratefully, it did kick in before I started pushing. Claire Dixie was born at 1:40pm On February 14th. They were a little concerned because there was a complete knot in the umbilical-cord but they checked her out and she was fine.

Our Healthy baby Girl
(Sydney went to a Valentines Day party and got this little dog and gave it to Claire)

Chloe hanging with Daddy
Look at that hair!

I little while after Seth got there to see the Baby Mike was going to take the kids to the cafeteria for dinner and Seth said, "It's okay Dad I am not hungry I am just going to stay here with Clarie." So sweet!
It was so nice having my Mom here to help out. She amazing and just took care of all of us, Thanks Mom!

The is Grandchild number 13 for my parents.

Favorite picture I can't believe they are all smiling.

A Valentines to Remember

2011-02-16T15:14:00.001-08:00

Our Littlest Love!

My One and Only!

2011-02-08T20:22:00.000-08:00

Look at him....Really can he be that big! It's funny how with each new baby you think about the first and all that you learn from them. I have learned so much from this little guy. It has been a pleasure to be his Mom and to learn and grow together.
(He loves to do the dishes and will get mad if we do them after dinner....I will take the enthusiasm while it lasts...probably until next week;)

Sometimes I feel bad for him I mean I had no idea what I was doing (some days still feel like a don't). I had a really hard time when I found out we were having another girl. I really wanted Seth to have a brother to have someone that he felt was on his side, would look up to him and want him to teach him all the fun boy things. But from the very beginning he wasn't even that disappointed he just said that he was going to have a lot of girls to take care of. He loves his sisters and they adore him.

Seth was VIP In his class last month and I made a poster for him. After it was finished I asked him which was his favorite. I thought he would choose the fishing, or hunting picture or one with his Dad in it but this is the one he chose. I asked him why this one and he said, "Just look at it. We looks so happy and she is my sister."
I love that he is their Big Brother and that he wants to take care of them.

Baby Fever!

2011-02-01T09:39:00.000-08:00

I have sat down many times to update the happenings in the Eaton home but would never finish them. Life seemed at a stand still in January the days have been dragging on. And the nights have been even longer. But we made it through. Even with staying busy getting things ready for Baby I thought the month was never going to end. I was lucky to find an awesome crib with mattress for only 50 bucks. It was a steal. My Mom got me the bedding for Christmas and I love it!

The kids all got pillow pets for Christmas and they love them. We saw this little one and the kids just had to get it for the Baby.

We put all 3 girls in the same room..... I'm not sure if I am setting myself up for punishment but the arrangement seem to be the best. I am grateful my kids are all deep sleepers; so hopefully things will go smoothly.

Sydney helped me wash and fold baby clothes. I told her that she could pick the one Baby should wear home, and she kept changing her mind. It was so cute! I would say that besides me wanting Baby out she is most excited!

Seth seems a little nervous about it and says that Babies are so much work. When I said that I do most of the work he said. "Well I always had to help Chloe out of her crib when she was fussing." I had to smile. I know that he will be a big help even if he says babies are hard work. Now, I am not sure about Chloe. It will be interesting to see her reaction. The one thing that I think will help is that she is a Daddy's Girl. She wants Daddy to do everything. It's nice....Except he isn't always around, so we get a lot of "I want you" and "hold me". I am sure it will be an adjustment. I just hope it isn't to hard for her or me.

Four kids seems like a daunting task. Some days I already feel stretched to the limit! I was really feeling this way after Christmas, so Overwhelmed, and I wasn't sure how I was ever going to get on top of things. It seemed like everything was crazy all the time the house seemed always messy. I never knew what to cook for dinner... I was freaking out! After a RS lesson on goals I realized that even though New Years resolutions seem so unrealistic and never really work out; I knew somethings needed to change and I needed to make some goals. So, I kept it simple mostly and realized that each day I was just going to TRY and be BETTER. A better Mom, Wife, Friend etc. and I knew that with four kids I also needed to be more organized. So, that was it on my goals for the year: Be better and try to get organized. The first thing I did on "being better" was not letting easy ways to serve pass me by. So, I signed up to take dinner to a sister in the ward...I know easy, and I realized that I liked being better already! I just have to TRY and I can definitely do that. Along with getting organized I decided to have an FHE on Goals and have the kids be more responsible. They each have 3 things they need to do each Morning and 3 each evening. Again I tried to keep it simple:

AM: Make bed, Put away PJ's, Brush teeth, Say my prayers. PM: Pick up my Floor, Brush Teeth, Put Clothes in Dirty hamper or away in drawers, Say my Prayers. I won't lie to you and say it has gone super smooth. Seth had a couple weeks where he lost most of his privileges but it has been working. It is so nice to walk in their rooms and see that things are put away. They are remembering to not be as careless with things and to just put them where they go. It's been good for me too. I admit that I am not always a great example and even my room has been cleaner these days. It's Awesome!

Lastly, the change that has definitely made me feel more confident about making it through the day is a weekly menu. I have tried these in the past and never really committed to them and so they wouldn't work. But I think that I have finally found a system that works for me and it has made things so much easier. I just realized that waiting to decide isn't possible anymore. I was always missing something and by the time I finally figured out what to make I was annoyed and would have to head to the store to get something, and we would end up in the Taco Bell drive thru because I was too exhausted to think about going home and cooking. Now I plan the week out on Sat. Sunday and Saturday have two meals and Monday -Friday have one. Then I go shopping for everything I need. It is so nice not to have to go to the store multiple times a week for one thing, and I have all the ingredients for 9 meals!

I guess it is nice to finally feel like I have my head wrapped around life a little before it is all jumbled and messed up again. 10 Days and counting.... I will be induce on the 12th if baby doesn't come sooner! Wish me Luck!

Decemeber

2011-01-02T08:07:00.000-08:00

Good-bye December....

December it's gone already....It's a little depressing! Now we just have the cold snow to deal with! It was a good month. Mike survived is first semester and pulled out some amazing grades (which he seemed surprised by, but I am just glad that he was doing some studying and not just hanging out with the boys;) I am officially 35 weeks and counting....Exciting but I am actually really nervous for this little girl to come. She is easy on the inside...uncomfortable but easier. Some things we did this month...

Decorated the tree..

Went to a BYU Basketball game in Salt Lake

Made Rice Krispie Christmas Trees

Went to Temple Square to look at the "Eye Candy" (that is what our kids call Christmas lights.)
Seth in the Tabernacle.
Me and my Girls

Seth made this cute Reindeer and school...
It was a great month getting ready for Christmas
We had a crazy Christmas in California this year with all the Wheeler cousin's. We had rain for 4 days but the kids made do with the Garage to play in. We also got out for a movie and Disney on Ice which was a lot of fun. The kids got spoiled for Christmas and are still enjoying there loot. The favorite for the girls was the Pillow pets from Nana and Papa and Seth can't get enough x box time in with his new Transformers game.

Nana and Papa with all the Grand-kids...

Newest Member of the Wheeler Family Callie Ann Wheeler

It seems like we can't travel without someone getting sick and poor Chloe was the lucky one. She scared us a little when you mouth turned blue and her fever would go away for the whole week. So we had to head home a little earlier than planned and get her to the doctor. She had a UTI and was put on antibiotics and perked up the next day. Not sure why she had the breathing issue, hopefully it won't happen again.
We area excited for the new year.....Bring on 2011!

Thanksgiving...

2010-11-30T19:30:00.000-08:00

Eaton Family

All the Eaton's were together for the holiday because of these two "Love Birds." Sandra was a beautiful Bride and She got a good one, Brent just went with the flow (smart man;) ....The wedding was so nice and we were so happy that we were able to be there.

I didn't get many at the temple because Chloe wouldn't let me put her down(Don't worry Sandra Kara was snapping away and I do have a few :)

The week went by so fast and the kids had a blast playing with cousins. Chloe on the other had was done and ready to go home to her bed...I realized on the plane ride home that her molars were coming through and that was probably why she was extra clingy. It just gets so hard when you have a belly in the way! She got used to Daddy being around and has been fussing for him a lot the past few days. Well, Life is busy around here and I am feeling way overwhelmed to get everything done before Christmas....The whole being pregnant things really slows me down! I can't beileve that She will be here in February that seems so close...I am not ready yet! I am really nervous how I am going to do FOUR I feel stretched already.

It's Novemeber already!

2010-11-15T12:52:00.000-08:00

I really can not beileve how fast time is going. Life is Busy with the three it seems like most days are filled to over flowing. Michael has been busy with school but things are starting to slow down a bit. He recently traveled to New Jersey to interveiw with Honeywell for an internship for the summer. It has been hard to be thinking that far ahead.....it's been a whirl wind of interviews and networking but it paid off. He was extend an offer too intern with the company. So it looks like we will get to spend the summer in Morristown, NJ. We are excited and grateful for the amazing opportunity and feel very blessed to have secured and internship so early in the year.

Seth is doing amazing! I recently had a parent Teacher conference and his teacher said that "Seth is my Shining student!" She had nothing but great things to say about what a great kid Seth is and how kind he is to he fellow classmates. I feel like he is spoiling me with how easy he is. He can sit down and do his homework without help and has been able to get 100's on all his spelling tests (and I forget to quiz him on them.)
Interview with teacher:
Favorite part of school: writing, Math and computers.
Hardest part of school: nothing
Who are your favorite friends: Joe B,. Matthew, Lauren, Sarayne
He has started taking piano and is doing very well. Seth surprises me everyday with what a great kid he is but he can also be such a challenge! He drives me absolutely batty because he is always bored!! He obsesses over things (which has been helpful in some areas like school) he will want to do somethings over and over to the point of no control....usually the computer or xbox. we love him anyway;)

Silly Sydney, sometimes I am not sure where this girl is. She has the biggest imagination that I just don't get!! Her funniest thing is she likes to collect the oddest things....Like candy wrappers and tiny pieces of paper( aka trash) but she will also have a rock and a toy or two. when I try to throw it away she gets so upset! She has a reason behind each item in her collection. She is loving preschool. I was a little worried that she wasn't catching on because at home she gets so distracted. However, her teacher says that she is doing Great and will be more than ready for Kindergarten next year. She has a ton of little friends her age that she gets to see regularly (I feel bad for Seth because there aren't any boys his age.)
Chloe is the little Mother, it's very funny. She will get onto Seth and Sydney but also try and comfort them when they are sad, it is so sweet. The other day I threatened Sydney with a spanking and before I knew it Chloe was over taking care of it for me with a very stern No! It was Hilarious! She is officially a BIG GIRL not is size still only 23 lbs. but she has conquered the potty much to my surprise...I have no secret just that she wants to be like her big sister so badly that with enough prodding it actually stuck. Because she is still so tiny most her pants slide right off her. She really needed the extra padding from a diaper:) She is a very social little girl and loves to give anyone loves. She will not watch T.V. even when I desperately need to distract her the only thing that will work is her Brother and Sister, she adores them. This Chloe after she got into my makeup!

I kinda like him..

2010-11-02T13:48:00.000-07:00

He makes me happy...even though he is leaving tomorrow:( I know you will do great at your interveiw. Good luck!

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-27T14:13:00.000-07:00

Three Crazy little Clowns....

I was sad I forgot to put her ruffle on in the first round of pictures....and it was too much to hope for another round.....

My mom made the girls costumes when I was little...there is even one for Michael and I. We are suppose to dress up tomorrow....this was for the ward party.

He did like is costume (I am pretty proud of myself for making it.) he is just being a Sad Clown.

We have a Two Year Old

2010-10-19T15:13:00.000-07:00

Chloe Virginia

You can't help but love her! She is just so sweet....She is still our tiny little girl and I wouldn't want it any other way. Chloe is so lovable and wants to give hugs and kisses all day. She also wants to be just like Sydney; which she is totally okay with her at least for now anyway;) We are still working on the potty and are taking it one day at a time. She is talking so much....and has been trying to discover her independence. She wants to it all herself and lets me know it! We just love her to pieces!!

Game Day

2010-10-11T13:31:00.001-07:00

Love this picture of Chloe cheering with Daddy!

It's Seth Birthday this week and so we thought we would all go to the BYU game on Saturday. The kids were so excited and we had a blast. To make even better we Won! Go Cougars!!! We then went out to eat to Celebrate Seth. He will be 7 On Thursday. He surprises me everyday with what a good kid he is. I love how easy going he is. He is only hard on himself and expects so much of himself, that I have to remind him that it is okay to have to "try" before he gets something. He is an awesome big brother and a great kid all around. Our family just wouldn't be the same without him.

Rain Rain

2010-10-07T07:46:00.000-07:00

It has been a gloomy week. Rain everyday. I am not sure I am ready for winter yet....

Let it begin!

2010-09-27T08:45:00.000-07:00

Day One 9:48

We love her!

2010-09-20T09:29:00.000-07:00

She turns FIVE today and I really can't beileve it!

Trying My Patience

2010-08-29T20:04:00.000-07:00

This little one make look all sweet and innocent but guess what she turns "2" in October and we have been getting a taste of the dramatic side of Chloe. I remember thinking that 2 wasn't very difficult with Sydney and that when she turned 3 we had the issues with the drama. I am not sure what has happen to my sweet little girl the past few days but she been having the hardest time letting me know what she wants.....Sometimes, it is actually kinda funny she will stomp her foot and yell at me and then throw herself on the floor (I can totally see her doing this as a teenager; it's a little freaky and let's hope she won't throw herself on the floor when she's 13)....most the time I have NO idea what brings on this lovely behavior besides the fact that my wonderful sleeper has decided to not want to go to bed....So, tonight I needed a little reminder of why she is just so Dang Cute!
Can we say CHEEESE!

Looks are DECEIVING!

The End

Lot's going on in these parts....

2010-08-24T19:21:00.000-07:00

We have been in Provo Utah for 2 1/2 weeks we are almost completely unpacked...And really as many times as we have moved you would think that we would be down to the barenecessities but seriously how to we have soooo much STUFF!!! It is shocking really and sad that some of it was in boxes for the past 2 years! It is nice to feel like we are settling in and so fun to learn the things to do in a new city. We have been so lucky already to have meet so great new friends. Sydney has already had a play date (this was after she told me "Mom I don't think there are any kids in this City.") She is in heaven with her new buddy Iris and asks everyday to see her.

Seth has started FIRST Grade! I am still in shock! He was so excited to start school and not the least bit nervous to be starting at a different school. Although, he did say that he really wished is best friends Blake and Dallin we going to be there. On his first day when the girls and I were walking back to the car I told Sydney, "Won't it be fun to have just a girl's day?" She was all excited and said, "Yeah, I love girl's day!" Not even five minutes later she said "Mom, I miss Seth." I said "But we are having a girl's day." She said,"But I just love Seth. He is just so nice to me!" I am glad that they still have a great brother sister relationship.

Chloe has finally been a little weed and has grown some. She is talking like crazy and has become a little parrot when Seth or Sydney is talking she will try and repeat them. It is so funny and cute...which encourages this behavior when we all chuckle at her cuteness. She is 22 months and says Please thank you, Mom, Dad, Seth, Sis, potty, No, Yes, Bite, dink(drink), mo (more), I luv eww!, Puppy, baby, Silly, Nasty (mainly when I am changing her diaper), mine, up, out, Cheese, popo(pillow), izza (pizza) iken (chicken) and many more. I have been really surprised and how much her vocabulary has boomed in the past few weeks and it's so much fun!

Mike has begun orientation and has already been busy, busy! He is excited for all the program has to offer and how much he will learn and grow from the experience. He is anxious to get started with the actually classes and to find out how very busy he will be.

Me, well I have been trying to just keep it together....it has been overwhelming. Mainly because I hate unpacking and having a messy house and not even knowing where to put anything. Well, most of you already know but for those who haven't heard we are expecting! I know what was I thinking!!!! We are very excited number 4 will be here in February. I am around 14 weeks and starting to feel some what better..I think! So life will be busy around here! Wish us luck!

Summertime in the South...

2010-08-18T07:51:00.001-07:00

Wow! It was sure was a great summer with all the family in Tennessee. The kids are missing everyone and I am missing snuggling up with all those cute babies!! Papa always had something to keep Seth and Syd out of trouble like going fishing or pick'in veggies from the garden.

The one time I braved the heat to do a little Fish'in
(If mike had his way this would be blown up and placed on our wall as our new family picture)

Chloe wasn't so sure what to think of the fish...

Seth and Syd going out with Papa and Daddy

Into the Garden... I miss it! I loved how the kids were so willing to go and pick out all the veggies from the garden. The corn and watermelon were amazingly good....I hear so is the squash but I never tried it... not a fan. One day we will have to have our own garden it just tastes so much better.

I love how they have no shoes on...so country.

Sydney was so funny trying to shoot the BB gun...I think she just liked that it was Pink.

Seth became quit the shot and was very proud of his skills.

More pics to come....

The Best Place on Earth!

2010-07-19T15:46:00.000-07:00

Nope not Disneyland although Disneylad is a very close second....I love Lake Powell! I think it is because it makes me think of growing up and how much fun we would have on the lake as kids. I must admit now that I am a MOM I get a liitle nervous about how dangerous my water loving activites can be...really going that fast with my kids hanging onto a tube by rope got me a little nervous, I mean what if we hit a rock or something. But it was great to see them loving it! Seth had a ball on the tube and Sydney even suprised us with how fast she wanted to go. Chloe is a brave little one and LOVES the water. I was really nervous about this but was glad that once we found the perfect cove with a nice liitle beach for her to dig in until her hearts content. It was a great week! It wasn't too hot and the boat was awesome. We had one very windy day that lets just say made the week interesting! We missed having Megan her family and Carrie along for the adventure... it was good family fun!!

The Lake

Thanks Daddy for beinging a tropper and joining in on the fun (Mike has learned that water activites really aren't his cup of tea, oops he married the wrong girl....good thing he is a good sport and pretends to enjoy himself...I sercectly thinks he LOVES it!)

The Crew

Bath Time

Cute Boys

The girls thought having a spa on the boat was so neat...So did I!

Matching swim suits! Ironically all bought without the others knowing. Go Target clerance!!

Goof Balls!!

I just can't get enough of this Girl she is just so fun!!

Sweet Sydney Girl...

Uncle Brent and Clo bug going for a spin...

Just so sweet!
My other kids will be jealous when they look back and see more pics of Chloe but really how can a resist!
The water slide...all the kids loved it!!

Hanging out on the Deck...
Even though Chloe looks mad she loved helping Papa drive the boat...

Grandkids
Thanks Nana and Papa for the fun week we love you!!!

Where to begin.....

2010-07-15T15:53:00.000-07:00

Let start from the very beginning.....

Before we left good old Idaho we had some friends from the college days come in town for a visit. So of course we had to go to big Jud's....

Will they ever just look at the camera when you ask them too!

These two cute girls, Savannah and Olivia were some of Seth's first friends...they are cousins and so adorable I can't believe how big they are getting.

We had fun catching up with the parents Matt and Hannah, Christina and Harrison at a Texas Roadhouse that night without the kiddos.
We also got to visit with some other friends the Hansen's who are moving back to Idaho...So Sad that we are leaving. Brigss and Ethan are the funniest little boys and Seth had a ball playing with them. They also have the most adorable little girl named Brooklyn...can't find my camera to upload pictures right now.

We then headed off on our Summer adventure of living in our car. First stop California...
The boys caught a lizard
We went Swimming....

I just love her little wave
Chloe Loved the water a little too much!

The we packed up and headed to lake Powell....

Busy Summer!

2010-06-25T08:15:00.000-07:00

We had a great time on lake Powell with my family. The weather was perfect! The kids had a blast playing with their Wheeler Cousins. Seth loved going Tubing and Sydney even surprised us with wanting to go down the water slide all by herself!! It was fun to watch my kids doing things I loved to do growing up. Chloe loved the water and playing the the sand on the beach. She didn't even mind having her life Jacket on...I was a little nervous that she was going to put up a fight. She even went on the jet Ski with Uncle Brent and was all smiles. It was so cute!!
We are now in TN... when we got here we realized our Good friends from Idaho were in St Louis. So we hopped back in the car and drove over to see them. The kids were so excited to see Skyler and Kenlee. We meet up at the St Louis Temple and enjoyed the grounds before heading to dinner. They got to go Swimming and Seth impressed us all with how well he can swim without a life Jacket. The next day we went to the Waffle House for a Southern breakfast experience. We were also able to enjoy seeing the St. Louis arch and museum. We took the kids to a Splash park and then headed back to Jackson.
We have lots of Fun things going on now with the Eaton Cousins. My kids aren't going to now what to do with them when we have to go back to not having all the cousins to play with. I am getting anxious to start life in Provo but glad that we get to spend a lot time with family this summer.

Love me some sun!

2010-05-25T15:45:00.000-07:00

I know that a day could come where they will want nothing to do with each other...I hope that they will always be close but just in case it is officially documented that they liked each other;)

Days to remember...

2010-05-23T16:41:00.000-07:00

My Kids love to have friends over to play and it really is nice for me to they stay out of my way and I can actually accomplish a thing or two. It is sad that our time in Idaho is ending again...who knows we might me back before it is all said and done. Once again we have to bid farwell to friends and Seth is not pleased at all about this. It is going to harder to move has they get older.

Love these pictures of the girls Sydney and Ashlynn having some girl talk.

Blake and Seth have to play it cool and then start to wrestle.

It was a nice Spring day not to chilly.

Busy, Busy, Busy

2010-05-18T12:47:00.000-07:00

Life has been busy...we are moving out of our Apartment for the summer at the end of the month. We did a yard sale this past weekend and it was a success. It was a beautiful day and everything went better than expected. I had some friends join me and we had a good amount of stuff for sale. Seth and his friends Skyler and Jordyn had a little snack stand selling water and chips. I should have taken pictures... Seth even had a sign on his bike and he would ride it up and down the side walk. We are getting excited for the summer and being able to see family. I am a little nervous about living out of a suitcase for 2 months and I am not looking forward to having to retrain my kids when the summer is over. But it will be an adventure and we will be making some good memories. Sydney has her dance recital this week and she is getting excited.

Eight Years

2010-05-11T10:12:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I sit and wonder when life's trails will ever cease the road of life is rocky but with you it is never too steep! My Pillow soaks the tears of life's heartaches I though I hid away.

In the long forgotten hours when the sun has gone away. And the only comfort I can see comes from the stars above. Then comes along one special friend that countenance shines with love and comforts my aching heart with blessings sent from above.

I really couldn't have asked for someone better to go through life's journey with thank you for you patients and love!

Engagement Picture

May 11th 2002 Los Angeles Temple

Happy Anniversary!!

Short & Sweet!

2010-05-03T12:40:00.000-07:00

My Parents came up for a quick visit this weekend. The kids we sooo excited to see them. It will be nice to be a little closer to them when we move. We just got to hang out together, it was really great. Wish they could have stayed longer : (
Seth showed Nana what an awesome reader he is and Chloe had Papa reading this book over and over again.... this little girls loves books and her Papa!

My Brother Brent and I got Mom her mother's day Present and the kids were excited to help her open it. We love you Nana & Papa come again soon!

Sunny Days

2010-04-29T10:56:00.000-07:00

The Torman family a match made in heaven. Seriously, it stinks that we found this family right before we are leaving: ( Our kids are the same ages Mac is missing in this picture and he is a little younger than Chloe. The best thing is there parents are awesome to.

Sydney, Kenlee, Skyler, Seth and Chloe

They even came to Seth's soccer game to cheer him on.. I think he was a little distracted waving to Skyler but he was able to make two goals.

This is Chloe on top of bread in the back of Mikes truck. He is going to try and get a Bear this spring so he has been getting bread from the discount bread store.

We have had a few blustery days. So I thought I would post some pics and reminding myself that the sun will come out again.

Sunday Best!

2010-04-25T17:53:00.000-07:00

Sydney will tell her Daddy what color tie he should wear each Sunday so they can match....so today I couldn't resist taking a picture of Daddy with his girls.

I can't beileve how big he is getting.

She is just so adorable.

Life is good here at the Eaton's. I really can not beileve that we are moving again so soon...in June. Packing and living out of Suitcases for two months. Should been and adventure. But the kids can''t wait to spend time with cousins. We will be going to Lake Powell with my family and then Plan to head back to the South.

Just yesterday Sydney said "When we move to Tennessee do I get to take all my Barbies?"

Me: We aren't moving back to TN.
Syd: Yes, we are.
Me: Sweetie, we are moving to Utah so Daddy can go to school. We are just going back to TN to visit everyone.
Syd: with her I am so mad face. "You are mean!"

Our Little Girl

2010-04-17T10:56:00.000-07:00

Some facts about Chloe:

She Loves Books!
She Loves to get her nails painted..she holds really still for you.
Favorite candy are M&M's. She gets so excited when she sees them.
She calls me "Mom" not Ma ma and She calls Dad just "Da"
She adores her sibling and when she is in trouble she will run to he Bubba for some loves. She wants to be just like Sydney and will even want me to dress her in Syd's clothes.
She has to have a spoon when she eats and she does really well with it.
She gives the best loves!

Just some thoughts...

2010-04-13T17:21:00.000-07:00

I was realizing today how good life is...I am sure this has a lot to do with the fact that it reached 63 degrees. It was wonderful! I swept out the garage while the girls rode around in the drive way. I love a clean garage, especially after a long winter when it is impossible to keep clean. I love the sound of my kids playing together and they do really love each other. The girls adore their brother and he is so good to them. It always amazes me what a great big brother he is. Sometimes, I feel bad that he doesn't have a little brother but he doesn't seem to mind. (Maybe, we will have to try to get another little boy around here soon;) Not an announcement just a thought got to get mike on board.

I got to do some photography this past weekend. It was my first wedding with out Kara Jo...I was nervous but I had a photographer friend come help me out. She is awesome! Thanks Kacey for taking time out of your busy schedule to come shoot with me:) Go check her out here: theframephotography.blogspot.com.

A couple of pics from the wedding

Poor Chloe is getting like 6 teeth in right now. She has also been showing interest in the potty. I know crazy she is only 18 months. I am not holding my breath but I do try and get her to go in the potty. We have had some success. Her personality is coming out more and more she can be such a little flirt. She will give strangers the silliest smile where she will squint her eyes and scrunch up her nose...have yet to capture it in a picture but it is so funny! She thinks that she can keep up the big kids but is also a real Momma's girl...I think this has to do with the teeth coming in. We adore her around her and it think she knows it;)

I can't believe it is April already. Seth keeps telling me that he doesn't want to move anymore and that Dad should just get another job and not go to school. It is getting harder to move now that they are getting older. I feel bad that he has to go to another school. I know that he will be fine but he has made some great friends here. Blake, Dallin and Skyler are his best friends. We always tease him that Skyler is his Girlfriend. We love her, she is adorable and her parents are awesome! I think we need to bring back arranged marriages and get these to together in 20 years;)

Seth's Kindergarten Class

Mike is out of town again this week in TN this time. It has been a learning experience having him out of town so often. Even though it has gotten a little easier... I hate it! The kids miss him and I miss him more!!! Syd often tells me that I am not the Boss. Only daddy is. He often tells me it is worse for him. But it still stinks having him gone. He is awesome though, he would do anything for us we are very lucky to have him...Miss you Hun!

Easter

2010-04-06T20:43:00.000-07:00

I love this Crazy Little girl...I love that she wants to stay little. The other day I took Seth to school and asked Sydney if she wanted to start school her response:
Syd: " No I am going to stay home with you and Chloe forever."
Me: "Don't you want to go and learn and make new friends."
Syd: "Mom, I already have friends and if I need more I can make them up anytime I want."
She still has her two imagination friends Kelly and Courtney and apparently she is okay with never going to school and staying home with me. I am okay with that too. It will be a sad day for me when she is doesn't need me anymore(sniff).

We had a great Easter..I dyed eggs with the kids while Mike was a priesthood it was a lot of fun...I was nervous... Miss Sydney spills everything and I mean everything..She is worse than Chloe. But we made it through without any mishaps. I added vinegar to the egg dye and it made the colors turn so bright. Chloe like to suck on the eggs....yuck!

The Bunny came to hide the baskets and the kids woke up way to early to find them. Sydney got a tinker bell umbrella (her other one broke and she has been asking for a new one for ages.) She was very glad that the Easter bunny knew she needed one and she got Thumbellina from Becky. Seth got a How to Train your Dragon T-shirt (something he has also been requesting to get) and some cars from Becky. A boy can never have too many cars. So, I saw the cutest little Cabbage patch doll dressed as a bunny that I picked up for Chloe thinking that she would adore it. She took it and threw it down... she hated it! I was sooo disappointed. She has now warmed up to it but it wasn't the first reaction I had in mind. I guess two out of three isn't bad. Charity also gave the kids a cake decorating thing kinda like easy bake oven. (They really have the best Aunts ever!!)We had a great Easter Sunday and enjoyed listening to conference. I feel an even greater desire to be a better Mom. I mean look at them wouldn't you want them Forever... I sure do!

Craft Happy!

2010-03-26T09:55:00.000-07:00

I have been staying up way too late but at least I have something to show for it...I have been in need for a pin cushion and I saw this pattern and I forgot to save the sight but it was very easy to do...my friend Kacey came over the other night We rented did you hear about the Morgans..not really sure if it was very good or not... we talked a lot:) But we also made these cute Easter bunnies...so fun!!

Isn't she a doll..I think so!! I made this little dress for her...I took the top half of a shirt and sew the skirt around the bottom...This little things still won't talk much...But I have a feeling that she is just messing with us and knows exactly what she is doing. She is still only 20 pounds, is in 12 months clothes and wear only a size 3 shoe...She went to nursery on Sunday it is a few weeks early but we teach and she is getting harder to keep in control. She looked so tiny in there I thought the other kids were going to beat her up! She loved it though and I was glad.

SPRING!

2010-03-18T17:23:00.000-07:00

The weather has been awesome lately, I am trying to just enjoy it...I am sure we will get some more nasty weather but for now the sun is shining and it is wonderful!

The Trip.

2010-03-14T18:13:00.000-07:00

Getting back into the swing of things as been a little challenging. It is nice to be back with the family although Mike has to leave us yet again for work next week. I think we are getting a little too used to separation; ) Just kidding I and the kids will miss him a ton!!!!! So here we are... my Trip was AWESOME get ready for picture overload!!!

Before the Ice show...Yes there was an ice skating rink on the ship. The show was really good. I was very impressed with the entertainment on the ship.

Labadee, Haiti

Me and my Mom...
Pirates in Jamaica...

This was sooo Amazing and fun!
Shark Attack!!!
Me and Dad...
Tulum Ruins Mexico...
The two hottest chicas on the boat..thanks for being my roomie...I am going through Sandra withdrawals.

So Sweet!

2010-03-09T21:25:00.000-08:00

I often find these two in the same bed together. Tonight Chloe started fussing so I went down to get her and looked in and saw them in the same bed again. When I had tucked them in separately (yes, they are on he floor we old Seth's bunk beds we didn't want to move them again.) We ordered the girls a bed and figured Seth can use our old Queen for now. I am not so sure he will be willing to give up his roomie :) I bet he will end up sleeping in her bed with her most nights! I love that they are close.

Where to begin...

2010-03-06T17:26:00.000-08:00

Well...it was awesome! The weather kinda stunk some, a little over cast some days, but overall I got some sun,spoiled by my Dad and some much needed girl talk. I can't complain. I got back to a clean house the laundry folded and No dishes in the sink...why don't I leave more often right?! Thank you a million times over Diane for watching them they had a ball. They have been talking about coming to Tennessee all day.
Sydney asked tonight "Mom why did we have to leave TN?
Me: "Daddy didn't have a job anymore so we had to move."
Sydney: "But it just stinks!"
She continued to say how unfair it is that she doesn't get to play with Elle, Aubree, and Ginny and that it makes her want to cry. So Sweet! We love family!!!
I got back to life and was not ready for it. I have had a "Vacation Hangover" and it has been hard to get back into the swing of things. And this week has been packed full We had something going every night.
Let's started on Mon: the longest travel day EVER started in Florida at 5am (3am Idaho time) Got to Vegas plane is late wait, wait, wait... get to SLC at 3pm missed shuttle(after I ran to try and catch it). Get on shuttle at 4pm. Finally arrive in Idaho Falls at 7:45pm. Didn't get to bed until 11pm....TIRED!

It was so nice to hold my Baby!

Tues: Seth had wrestling; Sydney and Daddy had dress rehearsal for her recital (it was a Daddy daughter dance),

Wed: Syd had another dress rehearsal for the jazz number,
Chloe watching Sis..She has also become quite the little dancer.
Thurs: We had a birthday party at Leo's. Which the kids had a blast but I was exhausted after chasing Chloe all night (she thinks she can keep up with the big kids).
Fri:We had everyone up for dinner because it was Mamaw's last night in town. This meant a trip to the Grocery store with three kids...good times. The dinner was great and nice to have everyone up to visit.
Sat: Mamaw left us this morning tear, tear....I am glad that she stay some extra time. It was nice to have her around (and not just for the benefits of the folded laundry). Sydney had her recital so I spent the day tearing my house apart looking for the dance shoes...couldn't find them so had to run to the store. I also couldn't get our video camera to charge and mike couldn't figure out the issue either Frustrating!! I need Sunday!!!!
Sydney and Daddy did great on there dances and it was sooo fun to watch! She was so excited and didn't get nervous at all. We were able to borrow a friends camera I will post the video soon. Lastly her is a few pics of her today...
Getting ready to go

Dancing Buddy Kenlee

Sydney,Kenlee and Skyler

I think we know who Chloe looks like...

I will miss them!

2010-02-17T22:15:00.000-08:00

Seth got a little eager in wiggling his front teeth out. they have been missing since the end of August and they aren't even poking through yet? My Dad assures me that they are there so I guess we will just have to wait. (I think he is still a handsome little fella)

Syd asked me to take her picture one afternoon and preceded to model for me! Love it!!

Not a little lady quite yet. She is such a mover...the funny thing is she already knows that she can see her picture after each shot so she will come up to me so she can look at herself but she doesn't sit still long enough to get her with her dress down.

Love this pic...She is laying on my tummy..I think she likes me!!

So, even though I am a firm believer that Moms need breaks; I will miss them terribly!! We have been dealing with lots of drama around here. Seth has been sick which then so did Syd and me and Chloe has been getting more teeth in. Needless to say we have had some, oh so fussy, children around these parts and a semi cranky Mommy. I have a feeling next week I will miss the little boogers. So I am posting these pics so that I can frequently check my blog and gush over them. Mamaw: be sure to give them extra kisses from me. Cuddle them more and spoil them rotten!! I am sure you can handle it!! I love you Seth,Sydney and Chloe!!!
All my love , Mom

P.S. I will miss you to babe..I will be sure to think of you often and not at all in a gloating way...it really won't be as good without you with me!!!

Lucky Me!

2010-02-15T09:08:00.000-08:00

You are allowed to be jealous! In a week I will be basking in the sun with this beautiful backdrop to keep me company. I am going on a Caribbean cruise for a whole week. The only down side is that Mike doesn't get to join me :( But I do get the best Mike Substitute Sandra to come be my roomie!! I am so excited to see the sun and you Sndra...we got more snow last night, YUCK! I will miss my little ones but I know that they will be in good hands. Thanks Mamaw Eaton for coming to watch them. Life is good and will be even better in a week!

Dear Seth,

2010-02-13T16:23:00.000-08:00

You are an awesome little guy! You are the best big brother and your sisters are lucky to have you. You have always had the kindest heart and always think of others. You are such an example to me. I love how much you are loving school. I hope that you always will. Daddy signed you up for wrestling, he thinks it will make you tough...I am a little nervous I don't want anyone to hurt you. But you told me that you will do great and you are sooo excited. You make me smile. I love you Buddy!

Love, Mom

A New Adventure

2010-02-10T09:23:00.000-08:00

Michael Got accepted to the BYU MBA program! He also got accept to the program in Iowa. It is very exciting to think of where this will take us. It is hard to believe that we be moving again. I guess it makes life interesting. We are leaning towards the BYU program but who knows what the final call will be. I am so proud of you babe!! All your hard work is paying off!! Here's to two years of life in the books!!

16 months old

2010-02-09T11:11:00.000-08:00

Things Chloe has been up to.....
You are still little but growing:
You are off the bottle.
You have discovered the trash can and will throw anything away.
You love to give hugs and kisses! Especially to anyone laying on the floor.
You have learned to fold your arms during prayer (need to get a picture. It's so cute and she caught on all by herself. I looked at her one night during family prayer and she had the sweetest smile on her face with her arms folded!!)
You can follow directions like "Get me a diaper and Go get in your Chair."
You will not talk! The only word you have said consistently is "Hi."
You bite occasionally, I hope this does not become a habit.
You are getting more teeth.
You are still a great eater and love your mixed veggies except you have been leaving behind the carrots recently.

Puppy Love

Giving Puppy kisses.

You to Mom.

Love this stage....it makes me miss when Seth and Sydney were doing the same things.

So Far so Good!

2010-02-04T18:55:00.000-08:00

Well, I am very glad to report that we have made it two days. I am actually not finding it to difficult, yet. I have really just paid attention more to what my kids are eating during the day instead of letting them have free rain of the pantry. I give them two snack a day Morning and Afternoon. This seems to be helping on the all day Grazing we used to do around here. We have also had two delicious dinners. Mike made Deer tonight and it was really good...Syd wasn't a huge fan but Seth loved it.

It seems like my kids are getting so BIG... I still need to post A day in the life of Seth. I really can't believe how big he is getting. He has had a bit of an attitude lately. I keep trying to tell myself that this is a phase and he will get better...at least that is what I tell myself so that I don't go crazy!!! What is so frustrating is that I know he listens to his teachers at school I just don't know why he won't for me. When I ask him to do something I am being Bossy! However, He makes me smile and is an awesome big brother.

This giant Icicle was hanging off our front porch, I know it looks like a death trap!

It is sooooo nice to have Michael back home. In some ways being forced to be apart can be a blessing because it really makes you appreciate each other more. We had Daddy a surprise when he got home. The kids really wanted to make him a cake, all their idea. So I spiced it up and we sent Daddy on a scavenger hunt around the house....the kids loved it and at the end was the Cake. Sorry the quality of picture is a little off.

They really do love their Daddy!

Inspired

2010-02-02T21:05:00.000-08:00

I haven't made a news years resolution in a long time. I just don't believe in them. Honestly, how often to they ever get accomplished and then as women we beat ourselves up over it and feel guilty for years to come. So, I gave up on them awhile ago. I try to improve myself slowly and make goals on a short term bases like weekly or even hourly (I really have to keep in mind the short term). However, this year I have made a goal...I do realize that it is February but who really counts January anyway. I decided that I am really going to try and eat healthier and to feed my family healthier. For most of you that read this you know that I am a horrible picky eater and have been so since birth. Fortunately in my "older" age I am learning to like a lot of things I NEVER thought I would. So as I was realizing that we have NO food in our fridge and junk in our cupboard I was embarrassed to think that this is what my kids had been living off of aka Cheetos, chips and Mac n' cheese. So I have decided to make a change! Wish me luck and if you have any ideas on a delicious meal for us to try Please let me know.

A day in the Life of ...

2010-01-27T12:41:00.001-08:00

SYDNEY...

I am a happy girl in the mornings...

I share my cereal with Chloe...

I Love bubbles baths...

I watched some t.v in my princess towel...

I color a picture of Mommy and me under a rainbow...

I played in a box...for hours...

I played in the snow with Seth...

Seth is teaching me how to play X-Box...I don't really like it...

It's pretty good to be me...

Procrastination...

2010-01-26T10:50:00.001-08:00

I am a horrible procrastinator (is the even a word)... Anyway, I try usually to keep on top of things aka the laundary, dishes, showers (I am a little embarrassed by that last one.) Anyway, Mike has been gone for 10 days now TEN and I am not at all put together....I have tried to avoid leaving the house because that means I spend $$$$. So why do any of it right?? Well, I realized today that I have four days to put the house back together and finish the little SURPRISE we are making for Daddy and I just can't find the motivation (except for the surprise that is fun) to do it all. I am sure however Friday night I will step into High Gear and be up all night... I guess that is just the way I roll. So for now I guess I will continues to step over the toys, I will use paper plates until you come back then I promise I will start showering in the morning again... MISS YOU!!

Totally Sexy, Right?! More like YIKES!!
Four days and counting! Yes, I realize that it is closer to five but I am not counting today anymore!!

Dear Michael,

2010-01-23T21:39:00.000-08:00

Remember...

When we blessed our Baby Boy...(We look so young!)

When we bought our first House...
Your little helper...(You are an awesome Daddy!)

Fishing with your son...

When there was only four of us..

When we went to the peanut place...

Can you guess who you are holding?

When you out fished everyone in Mexico...

When we went to sea world..Syd hated it!

When we went to the park...oh how I miss the summer!

When we moved to TN...(feels like forever ago..I miss it!)

When our oldest started Kindergarten...Can you believe it?!

Hanging out with your bro..

Seth's First soccer game

Blessing all our little ones...(thank you for honoring your priesthood!!)

of course hunting.....

Building our house....(I miss it, you??)

Here is to making many more memories. One week down and one to go....I love you!!!

A day in the Life of

2010-01-21T18:24:00.000-08:00

Chloe...

I had some milk with my new blanket Mommy made me.

I watched some T.V...

I wanted to play outside but mommy said it is too cold...

I got mad at Mommy for not holding me...

I had a snack..

I took a nap!

I smiled at Mom with my cute head turned! Also notice I have discovered purses....

I tried to convince Mom to let me play outside...it's was still too cold.

Playing Catch Up

2010-01-11T15:59:00.000-08:00

I know you are all checking my blog daily to see what have been up too..(the whole three of you that read this) and how our Holiday was. So here we go. Can you believe it is over? I can't!

We had a wonderful Christmas... and went to bed for the New Year..Not so exciting ..is it really 2010?!

We had the traditional reading of the Christmas Story

Our little Angel

We got to go to see Marry Poppins...Syd is still talking about it.

We played with cousins

We woke up a little to early to see if "Santa" came.

He DID! Seth got a Bow and Arrow, Legos, a Monster towel, books, Action figures and DS game.

Syd got: Princess game, an earing stand, a princess towel, Lego's for her so she won't play with Seth's, Tinkerbell flash light. Chloe's picture was blury but she got a baby doll and Stroller. They also got spoiled by both Grandparents, thank you!

I guess we know where Bryon gets his good looks from..Sorry Kev!

Papa had Surgery on his foot so he had to stay in this chair...he got lots of loves though.

Guess who learned to walk!

She would not look at the camera the little stink! But she is cruising around. When we got back home she had a doctor appointment and she is only in the 14th percentile! So little! She is still not really saying anything much...we are in the process of taking away the bottle hopefully it will not be to traumatizing.

Family

2009-12-21T07:14:00.000-08:00

We have been having fun playing with cousins!

Giving snuggles!

Making Snow Angels

Playing Fairy Princess

Merry Christmas!

Love, The Eaton's

Melt my Heart

2009-12-11T09:02:00.000-08:00

"Mommy, I love you more than Christmas!"
That is what she told me this morning...I admit it made me cry!

Tis the Season

2009-12-08T15:28:00.000-08:00

The Stockings are Hung

It really is so fun this time of year. I am loving it! I love thing feeling of love that has filled our home as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Savior. We have been reading a Christmas stories each night and I love it... they are all filled with service, love and even magic that make this time of year Wonderful! I am so grateful for my family they make everything more special. My kids are always surprising me with a good they want to be. Seth wants to give his money to any bell ringer that he sees or any donation box that we pass. He is always saying that we should give to others, he has such a tender heart and is truly special spirit,he is such an example to me each and everyday. Sydney, is doing the same... I think she just like to follow her big brother but that is okay he is a great example.

This year like for many people has been a year of many ups and downs. No job and then finding a job, Sick kids and a really sick Mommy...to say the least is has been a very interesting year and I am glad that I have this time to remember my blessings and the "gifts" that my Savior has given me. I have done a lot of wallowing lately... focusing on all the frustrating things that have gone wrong for my family this year. (I blame it on the winter..I need my warm sun..but I am learning to except that this to will pass.) I believe this is why Christmas is at the end of the year. What a perfect time to pull ourselves out of our own lives and remember what life is really about.

I love real trees..I grew up with them and love the memories of going and pick out the best tree bringing it home and with Christmas music playing the background...each of my siblings and I would careful place each ornament lovingly on the tree...there was No fighting our saying that one is mine it was always a picture perfect occasion....I am sure there was a squabble or two but there was the music and the real tree and the time together as a family. So you an imagine my heart break when I gave in to Michael and got the "Fake" tree last year. However, we still had the picture perfect occasion of being together as a family.

We also made some Oh so....
Yummy Gingerbread Men

Our Gingerbread Family

Happy Holidays!

Winter

2009-12-03T13:04:00.000-08:00

I have accepted it winter is here and with freezing temperatures that make it impossible for my feet to stay warm. Last night at the store Mike told the kids that they could get a treat. We were going to get ice cream but it is sooo cold and I said we have some at home...I know lame Mom...But the kids were demanding that they get there treat so Mike said okay I will give you some "Eye Candy". We drove over to a house that we knew would be decorated, it was awesome how excited they got. And on the rest of the way home we kept hearing look there is so more "Eye Candy". It was so funny! Hearing Syd exclaim "I love Eye candy!"

Chloe's First time on Snow

Happy Winter!

Thanksgiving

2009-11-30T08:14:00.001-08:00

We were able to head over to my Sisters house for the Holiday. We had a blast! The kids loved playing with there cousins. I am glad that there is no drama to report of the trip. Chloe did awesome on the long drive there and back..she is not very fond of being in her car seat so I was very nervous but with the help of some of the pink stuff she did fine...(yes a drug my kids don't judge me :) Seth and Sydney did really well also. We stopped in Boise to see Charity and Sydney wanted to stay well...She called at around 11:30 saying she "Changed her mind and I needed to come back and get her." It was so sad I wanted to turn around and go get her. Seeing how we were almost home I told her we would get her the next day. We picked her up in Twin Falls yesterday and Daddy was happy to have us all back. It was a great week...but I really need to go find my house under all the mess brought in from traveling...Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

Clo Bug

2009-11-12T13:51:00.000-08:00

As my kids grow it is so interesting to watch them. They are all such unique individuals and even though I wish that I can freeze time and keep them little, I can't wait for what the future holds.

I really can't believe that this little girl is one because she isn't walking yet or talking for that matter, this girl likes to take her time.
Since the beginning and I mean the beginning she has not been in a hurry although she like to tease... Let me explain... For two weeks before her due date she tricked me into thinking that she was going to arrive early. Which was good because we were in the middle of a move but she was a "tease" and I still had to be induced to get her here in time to move. But she arrived with little trouble and she was an easy going baby, not to demanding.

Then for months she acted like she was about to crawl but she was just teasing and didn't until around 10 months. Don't get me wrong it was nice having her stay put but she was such a little "tease" getting up on her knees acting like she was about to move forward and them just sitting back up and smiling like "Not yet Mom I do it when I feel like it."
Well, I am glad that she likes to take her time! She is at a fun stage she is talking in her own language and the only real word she knows is "Hi" but her babbling is so adorable. She is not close at all to walking but true to her nature she will "tease" by standing up and smiling at you but she will not take at step for all the coaxing in the world!

She is obsessed with the toilet. I know GROSS! She loves to sneak in there and play in the water and loves to hear it flush...hopefully this means she will be easy to potty train. Wishful thinking?

She is still my best eater which should go against the universe...I was a horribly picker eater. This girl loves her fruit and veggies and will eat mostly anything.

Even though she a little "tease" I think we are going to keep her!

School Picture

2009-11-10T10:40:00.001-08:00

You don't get any cuter than that!

(Before Seth gave me the picture he said"Now Mom I tried really hard to smile good.")
I debated on if I should order his school pics. I am glad I did.

Silly Syd!

2009-10-31T08:13:00.000-07:00

The kids have been soooo excited for Halloween this year. They really understand that it means you get lots of candy. Syd this morning when she woke up she Exclaimed"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" then she pause and said I mean "HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" It was so funny! So Hope everyone has a fun day.

It's tomorrow!

2009-10-30T10:00:00.001-07:00

Seth had a Halloween carnival at his school and there was a pause in the illness so we went...the kids had fun even though I was wondering why it was really lame. But I was glad a got some pics of them in the costumes because it has snowed and it will not be so easy to get some tomorrow.

October

2009-10-24T14:44:00.000-07:00

October has been a busy Month.. I think that we are FINALLY well lets hope it sticks. It is starting to get cold and I know that this means the beginning of the long cold winter but it also means they beginning of the holiday season. (I am trying to focus on the later.) The kids are getting excited for Halloween and so am I. Halloween was my favorite holiday as a kid I LOVE candy! I am loving that my kids are at fun ages. Michael found out that he has to go to Utah for work on Halloween which sticks... but my good old Brother is coming to help with the kids so it should still be a good time. My parents were up this week and it was nice to visit with them. Except were we all sick most of the time. Anyway, thanks Mom and Dad for coming up, We love you!Halloween witches the kids and I made, they were a lot of fun to do.

My Dad got me this beautiful fall bouquet..isn't he sweet..thanks Dad!

Our Girls

2009-10-22T18:16:00.000-07:00

My Mom and I made these dresses for the girls..I think they turned out cute.

CAKE

2009-10-17T12:51:00.000-07:00

The CAKES!

Half the stars are missing because early Syd and her friend Kate ate them off...I am glad it taste good but I hadn't even got a picture that is why the first on is angle to only show half the cake. gotta love kids!

I just did a small one for little Chloe
It took her awhile to figure out what she was suppose to do but She loved it in the end!!

Both Birthdays were a success... we are still battling sickness around here and it is getting annoying. I still have a head cold that I just can't seem to get rid of. I have and ear ache and I can't even remember the last time that happened.. Syd was throwing up in the back ground of the picture above...good thing Chloe didn't realize that is gross or she might have lost her appetite. Sydney was doing better but then started throwing up again today! Hopefully we can get healthy soon.

ONE!

2009-10-16T07:24:00.001-07:00

It's been one wild year for this little one and I really can't believe it has been a year already. Chloe is an awesome little girl and been a great addition to our family. I look forward to all the other first we will experience with her and watching her grow. It has been crazy around here She and I have both been sick and I am glad that she is feeling better today. (Two birthday's in one week really is Tiring!!)
The Beginning of her Journey:

(This picture is to remind me that I do not want to be pregnant again...not yet anyway!)
The real 1st birthday!

First time home

First Halloween

First Christmas

First Easter

First Fair

We love you Clo BUG!!

Chloe has been my cuddle baby and I love it. She is a Mama's girl but is warming up to her Daddy. She really Glo's when she smiles and I love the way she lights up any room.
Happy Birthday baby Girl!

Six Years old and wiser too!

2009-10-14T08:10:00.000-07:00

Seth requested pancakes last night so I got up early to make some...we were out of syrupy and the kids were not very interested with out a gallon of sugar on them.

I guess that silly face still looks like he enjoyed it.

we opened his present before school so He could play with it after school with his buddy up the road...I forgot to get wrapping paper last night. He thought the newspaper was funny but the always practical Seth Said.."Mom, that is such a good idea because it saved money." Love this boy!
He was so excited and can't wait to play with it...witch reminds me I forgot to get batteries it takes 12!

Seth is a great Kid he is loving Kindergarten and is in the advanced reading group...(Yes I am proud!) He is a perfectionist and always takes his assignments very seriously. He is a great Big Brother and is always so helpful with his sisters. We love you Seth and Hope the 6 is just as great as 5!!

Your being mean to me!

2009-09-29T16:48:00.000-07:00

A few months back I noticed my kids saying this to me any time I was being a "Mom". If I was telling them to do something like pick up or stop doing that I would get the response "Stop being mean to me." Or "Your being mean Mom!" I found myself frustrated because I was starting to feel like a mean mommy. I am not sure which child it was that started this lovely phrase but I was not sure how to stop it. I was trying to explain to them that I am not being mean but that the choices they are making are causing me to have to tell them how they should be acting.

I have chosen to learn from my children even though I swear the majority of the time I was not being mean simply requesting something be done. I have realized how important it is to speak kindly to my children. So, in the past few weeks I have tried to speak softer, use please and thank you more and to tell my kids when they are doing something RIGHT instead of always pointing out when they are doing something WRONG. And behold it stopped I have not heard them say "You are being mean to me." for awhile now and trust me I am still being a "Mom" and asking them to do plenty that they don't want to do. So....was a really being mean? Some of time I am sure the phrase was warranted (I am only human.) but I am so happy that I have learned a very valuable lesson for some very smart Kids. Thanks Seth and Syd for helping your Mommy become at better Me. I Love You!

Found this old picture... I miss those two.....they are getting so BIG!

Sydney

2009-09-21T09:44:00.000-07:00

I am sooo proud of theses cakes....back in Tn (I had to pause to remember back that far:) Anyway, Sandra and I got into decorating cakes...okay well we decorated one cake! And this is my second try it was a lot of fun and I'm glad that I have two more bdays next month so I can do it again.

Even with the eyebrow incident she is still ADORABLE. (not bias at all!)

We had a fun weekend celebrating Sydney's Birthday...She is so funny she is already trying to turn back the clock. She kept saying that she didn't want to be turning 4 she wanted to be 2... I guess she is starting early on wanting to stay young. We love her funny personality! She makes me smile everyday. She still has her imaginary friend Kelly and there is a new one named Courtney every once in a while there is a baby one for Chloe... named Chelly:)I love her imagination and don't want her to grow up either!!

YUMMY!

2009-09-18T08:30:00.001-07:00

Being Domestic...

Canned peaches will always remind me of my childhood.We had a peach tree in the front yard with the most delicious peaches....it takes me back... YUMMY!
(A special thanks to Becky for peeling mostly ALL the peaches...your awesome!)

Don't you just want to eat this little thing up too!

Warning: Do not leave razor in shower!

2009-09-14T20:57:00.000-07:00

BECAUSE THIS MIGHT HAPPEN!!

(Yes, part of both eye brows are missing!!)

Worst Mom Ever!

2009-09-12T20:20:00.000-07:00

So, I really can't believe it but I forgot! I really wasn't doing anything important and I was up so there really is not any excuse. I just forgot! Forgot to play tooth fairy last night and the really sad thing is this isn't the first time! I know the title did read Worst Mom Ever!! So now even though I am so tired I can't go to bed until the boy falls asleep because I can't forget again.... He is even getting and extra dollar... guilt money. I didn't know what to say... "She was really busy last night" It was okay he had a perfectly logical explanation... "I guess I went to bed to late and she didn't know I put my tooth under my pillow." That must be it. So to pass a little time I thought I would document the fact because I am sure I will deny it ever happened!

MY BOY!

2009-09-09T08:18:00.000-07:00

I feel the sudden need to stop time! Seth is getting to big!! He is a great kid and I have generally looked forward to him reaching milestones. I didn't cry on the first day of school I am generally not an emotionally but proud when he easily does things without Moms help. But today I was missing my little boy. He is riding his bike over to friends houses to play he can't be old enough to do that(it is only a few doors down but still shouldn't he need me to walk with him?) On Sunday he came up stairs and proudly exclaim Sydney knocked out my tooth!! He wasn't mad at her they were just playing and he was so excited he kept saying thanks Sydney! I looked at my boy and thought where is time going SLOW DOWN!!

What is your favorite color?

ORANGE
Who is your best friend?
MICHAEL AND JOHNNY
What your favorite food?
LASAGNA
What is your favorite song?
SILLY SNAKE
Who is your girlfriend?
JORYDON
What do you want to be when you grow up?
CANDY MAKER (LIKE BECKY)
What do you do for fun?
PLAY TAG, RIDE BIKES, PLAY WITH FRIENDS
What is your favorite Show?
SPIDER MAN
What is your favorite ice cream?
ROCKY ROAD
Tell me something you know?
I KNOW THAT MY FAMILY LOVES ME!

This is a picture of Sydney waiting for Seth to get of the bus...I know so cute!!

Fun at the Fair!

2009-09-05T21:01:00.000-07:00

We had a fun afternoon at the Eastern Idaho Fair in Blackfoot. The classic fair food, the animals and taking in a ride.

View from the Top of the Ferris Wheel

Syd loved the tiny Horses

She also thought that this pink bench was very neat!

The cows

Petting a Little Horse

Uncle Brent is back for school and came to the Fair with us.
Notice Clo I guess I should have put her in the picture.

Smiles from Chloe!

Ice cream YUMMY!

Syd was sooo Happy she got PURPLE and PINK Ice cream Huckleberry and Strawberry they were Super Delicious!!

Every once in awhile I remember to take a picture of us!

YAY!! The rides at the fair are sooo expensive but we let they kids each ride one Seth choose the Ferris Wheel...He was a very happy Boy!

On the ride..I guess I was squishing him or something :)

Uncle Brent was nice enough to take Syd on her ride because Daddy is a pansy and hates to spin...thanks Brent!

Now that is what I call a great day!

Sissy

2009-09-02T10:44:00.000-07:00

Becky got this fun Hot pink TuTu for her and she will barely take it off she loves it! Thanks Beck!!
(not sure what is up with my point and shoot camera all the pics turned out kinda blurry. Seth has been messing with it lately that little stinker!!)

Gymnastics

So focused!

She did so well at listening and following her teacher it was the cutest thing ever!!
Kara interviewed Elle a few weeks ago and thought It was cute so I did it with Syd.

What is your favorite color?

PINK
Who is your best friend?
ELLE
What your favorite food?
MAC AND CHEESE, OATMEAL
What is your favorite song?
I JUST LIKE TO SING!
Who is your boyfriend?
NOOOO
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I WANT TO FEED THE ANIMALS.
What do you do for fun?
GO SWIMMING, DANCE, PAINT AND COLOR
What is your favorite Show?
DORA, CURIOUS GEORGE, SUPER WHY
What is your favorite ice cream?
VANILLA
Tell me something you know?
There are baby Dinosaurs and big Dinosaurs
(Not sure where that came from: )
They didn't have enough boys for the hip hop class so they canceled it I was so sad for Seth. He was disappointed but Syd class is why he is at school so he shouldn't get to jealous. Maybe next year.

What's new??

2009-09-01T21:02:00.000-07:00

Mamaw left us on Monday and it seems like things are getting out of control here with out an extra set of hands. Sydney seems like she needs way more attention than normal,Chloe decided she will be waking up at night and Seth feels like watching him ride his bike should be top priority. Needless to say I think my kids might like having visitors!! Thank you Mamaw for adoring them!

Seth learned to ride his bike last weekend without training wheels. It only took him a few tries. I was a little surprised because we took them off for awhile in TN but he just could balance enough. Just a couple months did the trick though. He already fell and scrapped his knee and ran in to Becky's car but the knee and car both survived. Seth is loving school! His favorite part is the bus...putting on the bus was a lot harder for Mom then the first day of school was but I survived and it is nice because they drop him off at the house in the afternoon. We have already been almost late to the bus. But made it, needless to say we are getting used to get up and out the door.

I put both the kids in a dance class that starts tomorrow. Syd will be doing ballet and gymnastics and Seth will be doing a hip hop and Gymnastics class. I hope that they will enjoy them and I think it will be nice to have something for them to do in the winter.

Michael is getting settled into his new job which we hope will bring good opportunities. We will have to move again in probably about a year but I think that I am getting used to that. We have no idea where it could be. Hunting season began... oh boy!! So Michael is getting out every opportunity. I am doing the Mom thing and enjoying making projects when I can and hope to be learning more with photography. Life's Good!
(pictures to come soon)

No Way!

2009-08-24T13:39:00.000-07:00

We have a Kindergartner!
I really Cute Kindergartner!!

I keep saying No way that can't be my boy!

Wahoo! Go Cowboys!
We even had homework...he was already getting distracted.

His teacher is Mrs Huntsmen. This is what seth said to me word for word about is first day. My new friend is Brandon. My favorite thing is Recess. I wrote the whole Alphabet and it was a little hard. The teacher i forgot her name read a story about getting ready for school. It was a lot of fun!

Chloe

2009-08-18T14:02:00.000-07:00

Chloe....finally took the plunge and started crawling yesterday. We were at the shoe store and she took off for a piece of tissue paper and is now cruising all around. This has been a long time coming she has been o the verge for months now but would always chicken out and sit back on her bum. She now has eight teeth and is my best eater yet! She loves her veggies, hears to hoping that sticks!! She is the sweeties little girl always full of smiles as long as we can keep her out of her car-seat she is a happy camper! I really can't believe that in just two months she will be a year old that seems impossible it has gone by sooo Fast!

Took this pic on Sunday..I have been wanting to get a good picture for a frame that I got the says Big Sister Little Sister think I finally got one YAY!!

Weddings!

2009-08-14T15:37:00.000-07:00

August 8th 2009

Seth looking "GQ"
Seth face is classic the picture...he was saying that he was HOT!

I love weddings! They remind me to treat my family with a little more kindness and love. They are truly what life is all about. It was a really, really HOT day but everything turned out really beatiful. The kids look so cute in there wedding attire and Charity and Rob looked completely happy (and hot).

Home

2009-08-10T22:01:00.000-07:00

It is always nice to be home after a trip....to sleep in your bed and have your own bathroom. It's nice to be home but oh sooo sad to leave. It was a great trip to TN and it was almost harder to leave this time than when we moved back. We had lots of fun visiting with family and the friends that we made in the short time we lived in good old Jackson. We love and miss you all already! The drive home was long but good. Thanks to Becky who flew back with Chloe we didn't have to endure screaming and Seth and Syd were very good. (I was hopefully that Chloe would be good for Becky but No such luck She scream a lot! I guess she has travel anixetity and 10 months...thanks Beck for enduring her for us We love you!!!)

Here are some family picture we took on Michael's neighbors beautiful land that reminds me of the beauty of Tennessee.

Happy Birthday Michael!

2009-07-26T14:23:00.000-07:00

Michael is the big 30! Thanks for all your hard work and doing what you do to keep clothes on our backs and shoes are our feet and a roof over a head. We opened presents with Seth before he left for TN. Sydney got Daddy a pink tie and Seth and I got him some kitchen accessories. Becky got him a Iron cast casserole dish that he has been wanting for awhile (thanks beck). Even though he had to give a talk on his birthday I hope it was a go one. We love you!

What to do?

2009-07-24T09:52:00.000-07:00

All day I am begging for a moment of Silence... now that I have it a feel a little out of sorts. It's just me and Chloe today and right now Chloe is sleeping. I am missing my little ones already. Sydney spent the night with Becky in Rexburg (she will be back later today) and Seth is on his way to Tn with Charity and Rob. My kids really do have the best Aunt's ever! I guess I do have a talk to finish and I am sure there are other things that I should do but I think that I might just did a little bit of nothing!
Random Pics:

visiting the TN river

My sweet Kids!

Seth Pre K Party

Pre-K petting Zoo

My Pretty Girls!

We are getting excited about the wedding coming up and although I am not looking forward to the oh so long drive back to TN these pictures did make me miss it...(Just a little).

New Friend!

2009-07-18T15:08:00.001-07:00

I couple of weeks ago Sydney was playing by herself and she was having a conversation. So I stopped to ask her who she was talking to:
Syd: "Kelly she is my friend from ballet class." (She doesn't go to ballet class.)
Me: "oh, are you having fun?"
Syd:" Yep, we are playing a game."
Me: I thought it was sweet but didn't think much of it. Then a few days latter I heard her talking in the car and asked if she was talking to Kelly and she said "Yes, but it's a secret!"
Then at Bear Lake I again heard her talking to her "friend" while swimming.
Today Kelly is not a secret anymore. She has been with us all day. She went to Wal-mart, played in the water and is now taking a nap with Syd. It has been so funny. She got so mad at Seth when he said something mean to Kelly. We will see if Kelly sticks around but it so cute to see her pretend.

We have been having lots of FUN!!

2009-07-12T20:16:00.000-07:00

I love the water! Most who know me know this little fun fact... I love the water and the sun...(don't asked why I live in Idaho where I only get to see it like three times a year.) We have been doing lots of playing in the water and I love it!

My totally Sexy farmers tan is proof that I don't see the sun as often as I would like.

How can you not love this!

I love that my kids love the water!

Chloe hated baths for along time I thought that she might be my one baby that didn't love the water..she proved me wrong and loved the Bear lake... it was so cute!

However, she loved the sand more and just wanted to eat it!!

Sandra is visiting and it's been so fun...I love when family comes to visit!!

Love these two!

2009-07-06T09:34:00.000-07:00

We had lots of fun when James and Kara were in town. The girls were attached at the hip. They are so funny together.

Summer Has Arrived!!

2009-06-24T21:16:00.001-07:00

The sun was out and calling so I got the kids and we headed for the one and only Green belt. I hadn't been since we have been back mainly due to the rain. It was great, so I got the bread to feed the ducks with the kids. The ducks weren't that hungry so Syd ate most the bread, even though it was stale. Seth took the pic of me and Chloe he did a pretty good job. I really like those kiddos!!

This is how high the water has gotten. The river was moving so fast!

Happy Father's Day!

2009-06-21T14:01:00.000-07:00

I have some really great men in my life that I am forever grateful for. My Dad is an amazing person. He is kind and generous, funny and easy going, he honors his priesthood and loves his family more than anything. I don't know what I would do without him he will forever be a source of strengthen and love to me.

My Father in Law is another amazing Man. I am grateful for the person he is and all that he taught Michael (not necessarily how to kill a pig but I guess that is a good skill to have.) His example has taught me the importance of learning for the Scriptures and loving the gospel.

I would be nothing with out him. My life is my family So thank you Michael for giving them to me. Thank you for taking the journey and learning everyday with me. I wouldn't want to do it with any one else. You are an amazing Man and Father.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

I need a Drink?

2009-06-20T21:16:00.000-07:00

The Most hated phrase for any Mom.. if you know what I mean.

Joys of Being a Girl

2009-06-18T12:37:00.000-07:00

Sydney often requests that I paint her nails. The other day I said why don't we paint Chloe's too. Her eyes lit up with excitement and said REALLY? It was so cute. So, I forgot how hard it is to paint little toes. It got ever where but when I was done Syd said and you we are all girl's Mom. It was fun painting nails with my girls. I am sure it is the first of many sessions.

Here is a picture of Chloe (I know she looks like a boy and the blues doesn't help.) She is getting so big. She has started scooting on her bum it's so funny. She really hates her tummy so I have been trying to put her on it more, but it is nice having her stationary. She has been a Stinker lately and decided that she only wants to be rocked to sleep and is waking up way to early. She is a my cuddle baby and I have probably spoiled her because she is so easy to want to hold when she is sleeping.